This seminar focuses on inclusive teaching approaches that address the needs of historically underrepresented minority students at UCLA. While “underrepresented minorities” is a term commonly used to refer to race, gender or class, physical and developmental disabilities may be added to provide a more comprehensive definition of the term. This STE will discuss ways in...

  The Excellence in Writing STE will examine approaches to the teaching of writing. Participants would delve into a variety of established and emerging strategies for effective teaching of writing, especially in the setting of the inclusive classroom. Topics of discussion may include but are not limited to assignment design, the pre-writing process, composition, revision techniques, and...

This STE allows faculty and graduate students to engage directly with educational research, including cognitive science, social psychology, and learning analytics. The participants in this seminar will read and discuss relevant literature and investigate a set of topics basic to course design and assessment. As in the Inclusive Classrooms STE, participants would have the opportunity...